APICSCPIMMPRPracticeTest

1.Thefeasibilityofamasterplanningschedulemaybetested:
A.BycalculatingATP
B.Bytheprocessoftrialanderror
C.BytheprocessofRCCP
D.Thecumulativewithlookaheadmethod
2. The practice of comparing graphic or tabular representations of
manufacturingcapacitywithavailablehoursformanufactureiscalled:
A.ATP
B.MRP
C.RCCP
D.CRP
3.Whenamaterialplanningsupervisorspeaksofmaintainingthevalidityof
thematerialplan,itmeansthat:
A.Theinitialrecommendationsforschedulingproductionmustbeadheredto
B.Ordersarereplannedasnecessaryinresponsetoexternalchanges
C.Productionschedulesmustbeapprovedbyshopfloorpersons
D.Onlyaccuratematerialsplanningschedulesmustbeused

4.Ameasureoftheavailablequantitiesoffinishedproductthatcanbeused
tofillcurrentcustomerordersistermed:
A.ATP
B.RCCP
C.MPS
D.MRP
5.InordertosustainanefficientsystemofMRPthroughITsoftware,itis
recommendedthatdataintegritybemaintainedata%agerateminimumof:
A.99%
B.89%
C.79%
D.100%
6. Which of the following choices best defines logistics (in a nonmilitary
sense)?
A.Productandmaterialobtainmentanddistribution
B.Demandmanagementandinventorymanagement
C.Movementoffinishedgoodstothefinalcustomer
D.Physicaldistributionanddemandmanagement
7.Inphysicaldistributionwhichofthefollowingfunctionsisnotincluded?
A.Warehousing
B.Customerorderentry

C.Transportationtocustomer
D.Finalassemblyschedule
8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofapullsystem?
A.Inventorymanagementindistributionisdecentralizedwithpullsystems
B.Neither
C.Theyarebestfordistributionsystems
D.Both
9.Theleadtimeforapurchasedpartis2periods.IftheMPSindicatesa
projected balance of zero in period 6, when would the planner place the
replenishmentorder?
A.Period8
B.Period4
C.Notenoughinformationprovided
D.Period6
10.Whichofthefollowingisnotakeyelementusedtodefineavailableto
promise?
A.Itisuncommittedfutureinventoryorcapacity
B.Itisusedinmaketostockandassembletoordercompanies
C.ItiscalculatedfromtheMPS
D.Itisusedforcustomerorderpromising

11.WhichofthefollowingisnotaninputtotheMasterProductionSchedule?
A.Inventorybalances
B.Productionplan
C.Materialrequirementsplan
D.Customerorders
12.Aggregate forecasts arefrequently usedinDRP systems andarethen
broken down into detailed forecasts by distribution centers. Which of the
followingisalikelyeffectofthebreakdownprocessoftheaggregateforecast?
A.Increaseofrelativeerrors
B.Increaseofforecastaccuracy
C.Declineofinventoryaccuracy
D.Increaseofcenterinventorylevels
13.Acompanyhastwodistributioncentersthatbothturninventoryover
withthesamevelocity.Center1is450milesawayfromthesupplyingplant
and Center 2 is 125 miles away. Assuming inventory is moved by rail or
truck, which of the distribution centers would require the most intransit
inventory?
A.NeitherCenter1or2
B.BothCenter1and2
C.OnlyCenter2
D.OnlyCenter1

14.Duringtheproductionplanningprocess,whichofthefollowingisnota
consideration?
A.Capacityavailability
B.Manufacturinglaborneeds
C.Componentrequirements
D.Allofthechoicesareconsiderations
15.ItisnormalforthefinalassemblyscheduletocorrespondtotheMPSin
whichofthefollowingenvironments?
A.Assembletostock
B.Assembletoorder
C.Maketoorder
D.Maketostock

16.Whichofthefollowingisnotacorrectassertioninregardstotimefences?
A.Measurableassetshavenotbeencommittedduringthetimeperiod
B.Changescanbereadilymadeduringthefirmperiod
C. Some changes will be allowed by the slushy period but commitments to
materialshavegenerallybeen
D.Timefencesdividetheplanninghorizonintofirm,slushy,andfreeperiods
17.Inadistributionresourceplanningsystem,checkingisrequiredforthe
physicaldistributionofavarietyofresources.Whichofthefollowingchoices
ofresourcesmaybechecked?

A.Financesandwarehousestorage
B.Trailercapacityonly
C.Warehousestoragespaceonly
D.Trailercapacity,warehousestoragespace,andfinances
18. Which of the following is used in distribution requirements planning
systemstoaccountforintransitleadtime?
A.Receivingwarehousesafetystock
B.Supplywarehousesafetystock
C.Beingoffsetinthereceivingwarehouseasagrossrequirement
D.Beingoffsetinthesupplywarehouseasagrossrequirement
19. Each warehouse of a company with several warehouses maintains
independentinventorylevels.Inordertomanagetheinventorythroughout
thewarehousesystem,whichofthefollowingmethodswouldofferthebest
support?
A.Limitinventorymethod
B.Reorderpointwithsafetystock
C.Distributionresourceplanning
D.Economicorderquantity
20. Ware house space efficiency of use will be affected by which of the
following?
A.Rackaccessibilityandorderpickingprocess

B.Noneofthechoicesarecorrect
C.Cubeutilizationandrackdensity
D.Allofthechoicesarecorrect

ANSWERS:
1.C:Answeroption"c"isthecorrectanswer.Themeansfortestingthe
feasibilityofamasterplanningscheduleisfoundinRCCP,orroughcutcapacity
planning.RCCPoperatesmuchlikeanearlywarningsystemandishelpfulin
preventingbottlenecksfromdeveloping.TheRCCPmethodisusefulin
quantifyingandgaugingthesizeofproblemslikelytoarisefromcustomer
demand,productivecapacity,andinventoryplanning.Thedataobtainedfrom
RCCPcanflowtoallworkcenters,includ.ngthoseinvolvedinsupplyand
production,andmakeiteasiertomatchproductivecapacitytothemasterplanning
schedule.
2.D:Thecorrectansweris"d,"capacityrequirementsplanning.CRPretrieves
theorderdatafromMRP.Usinggraphicortablerepresentationsofcapacityand
comparingthosewithhoursavailableformanufacturegivesamoreprecise
accountofmaterialandcapacityrequirementsneededtomeetcustomerordersto
therequiredspecifications.IntheCRPprocess,eachmanufacturingstepis
isolated,withthetotalnumberofoperationsateachworkstationmultipliedby
averageruntimes.
3.B:Thebestansweris"b"(althoughitwouldbeniceif"onlyaccurate
materialsplanningschedules"couldbeused...Thedemandandproduction
environmentisalwayschanging,andagoodmaterialsplanningoperationshould
permitoftheflexibilitynecessarytoaccommodatechange.Aproperlydetailed
materialsplanningprocessalsoincludesreplanningalternativesandalternate
scheduling.Maintainingthevalidityofamaterialplaninvolvessettingpriorities,

theuseofmodelingandwhatifscenarios,andreplanningtofitthechanging
environment.
4.A:ATPmeansavailabletopromise,andisameasureoftheamountoffinished
productthatcanbeusedtomeetexistingcustomerdemand.Inordertobecounted
asATP,finishedproductsmustbeavailablefordeliverywithinthecustomer's
specifieddeliverydate.ATPisusuallyincorporatedintoinformationtechnology
softwareandisusuallybaseduponpushorpullproductionmodels.MPSrefersto
themasterproductionschedule;MRPmeansmaterialsrequirementsplanning;
RCCPreferstoroughcutcapacityplanning.
5.A:Thecorrectansweris"a."Theentirepurposeofmaterialsrequirements
planningistomaintainleanmanufacturingthroughleaninventoriesanddelivery
ofmaterialstotherightplaceattherighttime.MostMRPsoftwareaimsfor99%
accuracyinthebillofmaterials,inventorydata,andthemasterproduction
scheduling.CommonerrorsininputtingdatatoMRPsoftwaresystemsis
inaccuracyincalculatingleadtimes,particularlyinfailingtorecognizeoutside
factorsthatcanskewresultssuchasotherproductsbeingmadewithinthesame
factory.
6.D.Physicaldistributionanddemandmanagement
Distributingmaterials,producing,andpurchasingareallcomponentsoflogistics.
Logisticsisthescienceofmanagementquantityandlocationofproducts.
7.D.Finalassemblyschedule

All three choices belong in the distribution process except for final assembly
whichisapartofthemanufacturingprocess.
8.B.Neither
In a pull system, the production of items only occurs as they are pulled by
demand.JustinTimeisamethodologyinwhichapullsystemmovesaproduct
through the manufacturing processes. Centralized push systems are best for
distribution networks so inventories can be best utilized throughout the
distributionnetwork.
9.C.Notenoughinformationprovided
If the projected balance drops below zero, the planner will need to place the
replenishmentorderaccordingtotheleadtime.Inthiscase,theplannerwould
needtoplacetheorderinperiod4inordertosupportperiod6withinthe2period
leadtime.
10.C.ItiscalculatedfromtheMPS
Usedwithassembletoorderandmaketoordercompanies,availabletopromise
commitsuncommittedportionofacompanysinventoryorplannedproduction.
11.C.Materialrequirementsplan
MRPwouldnotbeaninputtotheMPS,instead,theMPSisintotheMRP.
12.B.Increaseofforecastaccuracy

The more detailed aggregate forecasts become, the more relative errors will
increase.Ifuserbiasisnotpreventedfromenteringintoforecastadjustments,they
mayvarywidely.
13.B.BothCenter1and2
Thecenterrequiringthemostproducttobeintransitinorderforvelocitytobe
maintainedduetoitsdistancefromthesourceisCenter1.c
14.B.Manufacturinglaborneeds
Inproductionplanningcapacityischeckedataroughcutlevelandmanufacturing
laborneedsmaybedetermined.Componentavailabilityhowever,wouldnotbe
determined as MRPwould handle this. Component availability would only be
checkedattheproductionplanninglevelifitwereascarcecomponent.
15.B.Assembletoorder
The final assembly schedule does not require separation in a maketostock
companyasproductsarestockedintheirfinalassembledformfordeliverytothe
customer.
16.B.Changescanbereadilymadeduringthefirmperiod
Freeperiodsalloweasychangeswhileslushyperiodsallowonlyminorchanges
overtime.Thethirdtimefence,firm,doesnotallowforanychangesunlessthe
highestmanagementlevelapprovesthemduetosignificantcostimpacts.
17.B.Trailercapacityonly

Resourcechecksareallowedduringdistributionresourceplanningforcritical
distributionresources.Physicalassets,capacity,storage,andavailablefinancesare
allpossiblecriticalphysicalassets.
18.B.Supplywarehousesafetystock
SimilartotheoffsetofleadtimeinaMRPsysteminwhichpurchaseleadtime
offsetstheplannedorderrelease,leadtimeinaDRPsystemcanbeoffsetwhen
theshipmentplannedmatchesthegrossrequirementofthesupplywarehouse.
19.B.Reorderpointwithsafetystock
The logic used in MRP is similar to the logic used in distribution resource
planning which enables the planning of inventory at warehouse locations.
Movements of inventory from one warehouse to another are established by
leadtimesandbecausetimephasingisusedinthelogic,inventorymanagement
whichusesDRPinawarehousenetworkismosteffective.
20.B.Noneofthechoicesarecorrect
The largest capital cost of the distribution network is warehouse space and
therefore,itmustbeusedeffectively.Thedensityofandaccessiblespacearound
racks must be optimized for efficiency as well as streamlining warehouse
operationssuchasthepickingprocess.